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Dell's new IdeaStorm Web site, which invites the public to post ideas and product suggestions to the company, has exploded with interest in desktop Linux. Thousands of site community members have asked Dell to preinstall several different versions of Linux on desktop and laptop computers, prompting Dell to take steps toward definitive action The co...

Small businesses have typically shied away from complex software deployments. CRM, for instance, still has a low penetration rate in this end of the market despite the number of offerings from such firms as Microsoft, Salesforce.com, FrontRange, Sage and others These firms' evangelization efforts have made little headway among small businesses, acc...

As the Microsoft v. AT&T case wound its way through the U.S. court system, warnings abounded that an adverse ruling could seriously complicate software companies' global manufacturing and sales strategies This theory was reinforced by a federal court jury decision, which ordered Microsoft to pay US$1.52 billion to Alcatel-Lucent for infringing on t...

As the Microsoft v. AT&T case wound its way through the U.S. court system, warnings abounded that an adverse ruling could seriously complicate software companies' global manufacturing and sales strategies This theory was reinforced by a federal court jury decision, which ordered Microsoft to pay US$1.52 billion to Alcatel-Lucent for infringing on t...

Five years ago, it was the rare technologist who spent much time dealing with compliance and regulatory issues Up until relatively recently, only a handful of technologists in certain highly regulated sectors -- such as financial services or government -- spent much time evaluating regulatory issues, ensuring adherence to defined legal or other man...

As the Microsoft v. AT&T case wound its way through the U.S. court system, warnings abounded that an adverse ruling could seriously complicate software companies' global manufacturing and sales strategies This theory was reinforced by a federal court jury decision, which ordered Microsoft to pay US$1.52 billion to Alcatel-Lucent for infringing on t...

2007 enterprise software budgets are showing a 10 percent year-over-year increase, according to a recent Forrester Research survey, with software-related spending expected to account for 30 percent of the total Companies are looking to spend that money on improving integration between applications, upgrading security environments and adopting servi...

IBM is offering no guarantees that its Linux-based applications are compatible with Oracle's new version of the Linux operating system As a result, users of the recently released Oracle Enterprise Linux OS who have problems integrating IBM applications will have to call on Oracle -- or sort out the issues themselves....

Because WiMax promises to deliver 70 million bits per second (BPS) of bandwidth at prices lower than current 1 million BPS connections, the new wireless network option is gaining interest among telecommunications providers. As this occurs, questions are arising about its security functions "Security is typically an afterthought to vendors," Shawn M...

Google on Monday confirmed that it has signed on several new, big-name partners in its program to distribute video content along with advertising over its AdSense online network Included among the new partners are theNational Basketball Association (NBA); CondeNet'sEpicurious.com andStyle.com;The Wall Street Journal Online; andLX.tv....

Swedish wireless equipment giant Ericsson is hoping to boost its multimedia services for the Internet with the purchase ofTandberg Television The buy could push Ericsson to the vanguard of IPTV, or Internet Protocol Television, which is likely to be one of the major markets for the telecom industry in the near future. IPTV uses a broadband Internet...

Roughly one-third of Internet surfers in the United States have connected to the Web wirelessly, according to a report released Sunday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The survey also found that wireless Internet users check e-mail and news sites much more frequently than wired users "Users of wireless access show deeper engagement with...

Computer security veteran Symantec on Monday unveiled Norton 360, a comprehensive suite of PC security applications that aims to cover all system protection bases in one box The new product is "designed to work as automatically as possible," according to the company, which has positioned Norton 360 as a user-friendly, all-in-one home computer secur...

San Francisco-based BitTorrent, a firm infamous for creating file-sharing software that lets millions of people swap pirated movies and video content online, on Monday launched the BitTorrent Entertainment Network at BitTorrent.com The surprising shift comes with the support of major studios, television networks and video game publishers. BitTorren...

AOL is extending the time period in which Swedish online marketer TradeDoubler can consider its acquisition offer. AOL, a unit of Time Warner, in January offered to buy the firm for US$900 million in cash with an acceptance offer to expire Feb. 19. The new deadline is March 14 Fund manager Alecta, TradeDoubler's largest shareholder, has vetoed the ...

Last month, Web-security firm MessageLabs said that for the first time ever it had recorded more e-mails bearing phishing attacks than those containing viruses or other malware January's MessageLabs Intelligence Report also found that phishing attacks were becoming increasingly sophisticated, which was attributed to the rise in the number of online...

For years, vendors have argued the merits of click-to-call versus click-to-chat, but most analysts now agree that both solutions are an effective means of reaching out to Web site visitors to engage them in conversation There is little doubt that nearly any company with a Web presence can see positive return on investment with increases in sales co...

Japan's Turbolinux began shipping its Wizpy digital media devices on Friday The Flash-based, USB device includes a version of the Linux operating system (OS) that can be used to run the open source OS on nearly any computer....

The technology world will be changing a lot this year, and I figured this would be a good week to talk about some of the changes going on at a few of the major PC vendors that will make the next few months -- and particularly the second half of the year -- more interesting Right now, HP is the poster child for success. With solid financials, it is ...

"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times." The oft-cited quotation from Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" seems apt when talking about the opportunity presented by digital communications and computing It has also ushered in a new breed of cybercriminal who tries hard to steal your personal information and use it fraudulently....